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Information on Load requests
The number of seats for sale for a flight are available via ExpertFlyer.com, a subscription-based service with a 5-day free trial. A subscription is $9.99/month and can be enabled and disabled any time. It is encouraged to subscribe rather than post repeatedly in this thread.
NB: Op-up changes or overselling of a flight cannot be determined with certainty from this information, only inferred to be more or less probable.
For a once-off load request please follow these guidelines:
Flight loads >7 days out are not very useful, as the airline could still sell many seats, unless availability of a specific fare bucket (e.g. Business Saver upgrade) is requested. If you wish to know the general flight load please don't post >7 days before departure.
When requesting a load please provide the following information:
- Date of flight (departure date)
- Flight Number
- Origin
- Destination
These four fields are mandatory in searching on ExpertFlyer (see screenshot below) and it isn't fair to except those who pay for their subscriptions to also have to go look up which cities a specific flight number is from and to (also some flight numbers are onward flights (5th freedom routes, e.g. CMB-MLE) and loads will differ significantly depending on which sector of the flight is checked.

The number of seats for sale for a flight are available via ExpertFlyer.com, a subscription-based service with a 5-day free trial. A subscription is $9.99/month and can be enabled and disabled any time. It is encouraged to subscribe rather than post repeatedly in this thread.
NB: Op-up changes or overselling of a flight cannot be determined with certainty from this information, only inferred to be more or less probable.
For a once-off load request please follow these guidelines:
Flight loads >7 days out are not very useful, as the airline could still sell many seats, unless availability of a specific fare bucket (e.g. Business Saver upgrade) is requested. If you wish to know the general flight load please don't post >7 days before departure.
When requesting a load please provide the following information:
- Date of flight (departure date)
- Flight Number
- Origin
- Destination
These four fields are mandatory in searching on ExpertFlyer (see screenshot below) and it isn't fair to except those who pay for their subscriptions to also have to go look up which cities a specific flight number is from and to (also some flight numbers are onward flights (5th freedom routes, e.g. CMB-MLE) and loads will differ significantly depending on which sector of the flight is checked.

Flight Load Check request
#121
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: DXB
Programs: EK, QF, AF/KL, BA, SPG
Posts: 14
#122




Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: London
Programs: QF Plat, NZ, EK, EY, SQ & UA
Posts: 360
#124




Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
#125




Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: London
Programs: QF Plat, NZ, EK, EY, SQ & UA
Posts: 360
Was looking at my return flight from DXB to LGW on 30 August (EK11) and they aren't selling any economy tickets, does that mean they have oversold?
#126




Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
That means it may be oversold in Y, it may just be sold out exactly, with the expectation that there will also be full J and F cabins, it may also open up again if the forecast sales in J and F don't meet expectations or if someone cancels in Y.
A lot of movement on loads takes place in short spaces of time, For a flight on the 30th it is impossible to confirm now that it will be oversold, even if it is right now.
#127
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: Emirates Skywards Gold, Jet Airways JetPrivilege Platinum
Posts: 88
Hey guys,
Flying DXB LAX next week! Found this on expertlfyer:
EK 215 0 DXB
08/19/17 8:55 AM LAX
08/19/17 1:55 PM 388
Daily
29% / 35m
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y2 E2 R2 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
What is the likeliness of op-ups (Y-J specifically)? Ive never been able to gauge the likeliness of one!
Any insight would be appreciated!
Thanks
Flying DXB LAX next week! Found this on expertlfyer:
EK 215 0 DXB
08/19/17 8:55 AM LAX
08/19/17 1:55 PM 388
Daily
29% / 35m
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y2 E2 R2 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
What is the likeliness of op-ups (Y-J specifically)? Ive never been able to gauge the likeliness of one!
Any insight would be appreciated!
Thanks
#128




Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
Hey guys,
Flying DXB LAX next week! Found this on expertlfyer:
EK 215 0 DXB
08/19/17 8:55 AM LAX
08/19/17 1:55 PM 388
Daily
29% / 35m
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y2 E2 R2 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
What is the likeliness of op-ups (Y-J specifically)? Ive never been able to gauge the likeliness of one!
Any insight would be appreciated!
Thanks
Flying DXB LAX next week! Found this on expertlfyer:
EK 215 0 DXB
08/19/17 8:55 AM LAX
08/19/17 1:55 PM 388
Daily
29% / 35m
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y2 E2 R2 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
What is the likeliness of op-ups (Y-J specifically)? Ive never been able to gauge the likeliness of one!
Any insight would be appreciated!
Thanks

#129
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: Emirates Skywards Gold, Jet Airways JetPrivilege Platinum
Posts: 88
#130


Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,930
#132
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 33
#133


Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,930



